Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11
HOUSTON AT WORK.
The Refrigerator Committee Accorded
Royal Reception by the People
OF tho Bayou City
The Railroads and Waterways Shown Up
aud Her Claims Set Forth In
all Particulars.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Houston, Ten, March l 0 This morn
lEg's south bound Houston and Texas
Central brought tc the city from Fort
Worth Nessrs. Charles Goodnight Of Palo
Duro, j. B. Rector of Austin, c. c.
Slaughter of Dallas, B. F. Buzard of
| Uvalde and /. B. Allen. These gentle
men are committee OF the Texas Live
Stock and Cattlemen's Association ap-
pointed at the convention held in Dallas
to visit and examine the different com
peting points in the state with reference
to the advantages they offer for the Iocs-
ton of the great refrigerator enterprise
in which the cattlemen of the state
are largely Interested, and the estab-
lishment of which, in the state.
is contemplated. The visitors were met
at the depot by Messrs. L. T. Hogan, NJ
Lascar and John Finnegan, a committee
of citizens appointed for that purpose at
the meeting held in the Cotton Exchange
yesterday, and taken 10 the Capitol hotel.
and were called upon by many prominent
business men OF the City. At O'Clock
they were taken in charge by 8 citizens
committee and made run By special
train, furnished through the courtesy of
Receiver Dillingham; OF the Houston and
Texas Central Railway, to Clancy juno
ton; from that point out on the prRi-
RE over the Southern PlCihc Railway
to Pl-TCe Junction, en- miles from HOus-
ton, returning made q run over the Texas
Transportation lie, seven miles below
the city to Clinton. This place is prac-
tically suburb Ct Houston. There is g
tWeive-fCot CbanuCl from there to the
Gulf of MeXlC O., anu it can be reached bv
the largest ships that run to Galveston.
II Is 3 fresh ateT StreGm, above the
storm dams, line. Cattle cen be carried
there by T8l or driven TO tle refrigerator
pens, and the products ms putactured
c8n be loaded direct from the
packing rooms on 10 the ships
After al inspection o. Clinton,
the party boarded the tug Louise and
went TO Green's bayou, eleven miles be
low Clinton, and, returning, reached the
city at 4 p. III.
At $3.50 O'Clock @ meeting of citizens
was held at the Cotton Exchange 20 fur
Their consult with and welcome by the
business men at large the visiting COM
mittee. At this meeting the Galveston
delegation, who are cooperating with
Houston, J c. Borden and WI Willis,
were present.
Mayor Smith called the meeting to
order and stated the sense Of tue meeting.
f. W. Cave, on behalf Of the
citizens Of Houston, made "a appropriate
address on the Importance end adVan-
tages TO the state of Texas BIZ the estab-
lishment Of the refrigerator, no matter
where located, and closed with words Of
welcome TO the cattlemeE.
He was followed by Judge Rector Of
Austin, who stated the position of the
committee and the work expected Of
them, and illustrated the force of his re-
marks By reading the resolutions passed
at the cattle convention held in Dallas,
and by which they were as 8 committee
guided.
Captain j. c. Hutchinson closed by stat
ing HOuston's former proposition to do
nate the land necessary for the use of the
refrigeratin9 works and to subscribe one
quarter of the stock no matter what the
amount may be.
After the meeting adjourned the cattle
men were invited 10 mold q conference
with local committee, to further con-
slider the matter. All newspaper men
were excluded from the room curing the
conference.
In conversation with T. W. House he
stated TO The GAZETTE reporter that it
was decided TO appoint joint commits
sion from Galveston and Houston 10 visit
austin and make further propositions TO
the cattlemen. Houston is alive in this
matter and will work hard The
whole city and South Texas seem
interested in the matter. The visitors
left for Austin tonight on the Houston
and Texas Central train. They expressed
themselves as highly pleased with Hous-
toms facilities for transportation, both by
rail and water, and also az their reception
while visiting the city.